Roasting machine



May 19, 1936. P. BERGER ROASTING MACHINE 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed March 3, 1934 orneys May 19, 1936. P. BERGER 2,041,318

ROASTING MACHINE Filed March 3,1934 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Al ability of the nut-meats so roasted.

t Patented May 19, 193s noAs'rING MACHINE- Paul Berger, Chicago, Ill., assigner of two-thirds" to Wells W. Miller, Evanston, Ill., and Leroy G. Pctterson, Chicago, lll.

ApplicationMarch s, 1934, serial no. '713,905

l5 claims. My invention is directed to a novel form of roasting machine' especially adapted for roasting nut meats.

The main-object is to produce such a machine I 5 which is simple in construction and operation andA which is also pleasing in appearance.

A further object is to produce a roaster which may be easily operated by' an unskilled operator and which mayV be-.'easily filled, emptied and l0 cleaned and will at-all times permit observance of the roasting nut meats by the operator so he can determine visually when the nutmeats are roasted and by the public, which .will attract them to the machine'and thus increase the merchant- Another object is directed to such a rooster having a container which is rotated by frictional contact with rollers or wheels which form a cradle -upon'which it. rests when in horizontal position.

Another object is to provide a transparent container of few parts whereby tie rods maintain the parts in assembled relationship and alsoact-as agitators for thenut meats while roasting.

A still further object is to provide a novel mounting for such toaster whereby itis easily filled and emptied. A

A further object is to provide a novel heating means and mounting therefor whereby the maximum heat is obtained and the greatest amount of 3G nut mea may be treated at one lling.

Otherrobje'cts and.' advantages will be apparent from the following detailed description.

Referring to the drawings: Fig. 1 is a side 'elevation partly in section of the preferred form of roasting machine.

Fig. 2 is a central sectional view of the machine shown innFig. 1 but 'in tilted position for filling, cleaning and. emptying.

Fig. 3 is an end elevation 49 the left. p

t Fig. 4 isasectional view taken along line 4-4 ofFig..1. .Y ri 5 is an end elevation of Fig. 1 taken from the g ofFig. l taken from -of another embodiment of my invention.

In'detail the'roasting machine comprises ahol-` .low basel of ,any desired convenient shape in which are jonrnnea two longitudinally extending 50* shafts. 2av and 2b, inthe same lateral plane and on the ends of which are secured wheels 2 which extend partially through 'the top of the base; I,v

through slots 4 to form a cradle, for the'mlt con- Fig. 6 is a perspective view partly broken away,

gearing to a motor 6 positioned with the base, the

other shaft 2b being free. The motor 6 is driven Y by electricity fromany convenient source through Wires` 1. '.'I'he roaster proper comprises'a glass cylinder 8 closed at each end by headers 9a. and 9b preferably of metal which are secured to the ends of the cylinder 8 by a plurality of metal rods I0 extending within the cylinder adjacent `its side and which are tapped into header ila as at l I and extend through Sb and are provided with nuts I2 which are tightened to hold the headers in spacedrelationship. and to the ends of the glass cylinder. These rods perform the double function of tie rods and agitators for the articles to be roasted. The headers Il are eachiormed with a plurality of air vents'sc and with an outer eircumferential ilange I 3 for the purpose hereafter disclosed. Header 9a is formed with a centrally positioned hub I4 anda small door I5 having ahandle I6 and which is pivotally secured to a point adjacent the hub I4 and acts as a closure for an opening I1 in the header.

v The door is held in closed position bya spring catch I 5a. Header 9b' and is pivotally mounted therein by means of pin 25 so as to be movable in a vertical plane. This shaft 24 extends through hub i4 of header 9a and to its inner end is secured a. vertical bracket member 26, which bears against the inner face Aof hub I4 and to which is rigidly securedthe horizontally extending electrical heating element 2l formed in the usual manner. A collar 28 is positioned on shaft 24 adjacent the outer surface of hubl4 and is secured in position Yin' any desired manner such as by a pin 2! extending vthrough it and a portion -`of the shaft. Wires SiiV extend through the hollow post 22 and the hollow shaft 24 and-tothe heating 'element 21 and thereby furnish electricity for the l heat from any convenient source.

YBy thiseonstruction it is apparent that the ilan'ges I2 of the headers 'contact the periphery of the 'wheels 3 and that the entire weight of the roasting. chamber is supportedby said wheels.

Fig. 6 illustrates another embodiment of my invention in which the construction is-sirnilar to that above described withfthe Afollowing excepby means of hinge members 33 secured to the headers adjacent one corner of each. Spring ngers 34 are secured opposite the hinges to header sections 32a and projections 35 are formed on the corresponding portions of sections 32h so that upon swinging the two ,semi-cylinders together to form a cylinder the fingers I4 snap over projections J5 and hold the sections firmly together.

In the embodiment shown in Fig. 6 a door I6, similar to door Il of Fig. 2, is present but no door is present in the other header. I

In operation: Operator lifts the roasting chamber to the position shown in Fig. 2 by means of handle I2, opens the door 2l by means of handle 2i being sure door Il is closed and inserts the nut meats to be roasted into the chamber 8 through open door 2l. The chamber is then lowered-to position shown in Fig. l, the flanges Il of the headers resting upon the wheels 3. The operator then turns on switches (not shown) causing electric current to enter the wires I1 and l0 and thereupon the heating element becomes hot and the motor I comes into operation and through the gearing shown causes one of the shafts 2a. to rotate in a clockwise direction. The roasting chamber being rotatably mounted on shaft 24 through hub Il of header la and resting' on and between the two pairs of wheels, one oi'y which in each pair is driven by shaft 2a. thereupon rotates in a counter clockwise direction.l Rods il rotating with the chamber l pass through the nut meats and thus constantly agitate them while the heating unit rigidly positioned in the lupper part of the chamber so that the greatest number of nuts can be roasted at once, cause the moisture within the nuts to escapatherefrom and into` the atmosphere through air vents lc. The chamber 8 being' transparent the roasting operation attracts prospective purchasers and also allows the operator to know by the appearance of the nut meats when they have been sumciently roasted. When this occurs the operator turns oi! the electricity, again lifts the unit to the position shown in Fig. 2, places a container of desired kind underthe lower end, opens door Il and the roasted nut meats are thereby emptied.

In the operation of the embodiment shown in Fig. 6 the nuts are placed in the container when in open position as shown in Fig. 6 and'when it is folded to closed position the power is applied andtheroastingprooessisthe same.l Inorder to empty the container it may either be lifted as shown in Fig. 2 and door 3i opened or it may be unfolded as shown in Fig. 6 and the nuts scooped out or emptied by revolving it a quarter of a turn or so.

I claim:

1. A roasting machine comprising a rotatable cylindrical glass tube, headers for enclosing the ends of said tube, a pluralityl of rods extending horizontally within said tube adjacent its side so as to agitata the contents of said tube when it is rotated and secured to the headers to hold them in enclosing position.

2. A roasting machine comprising a cylindrical glass tube, headers for enclosing the ends of said tube, a plurality of rods extending within said tube adjacent its sides and secured to the headers to hold them in enclosing position, a base, a post vertically mounted on said base, said tube Joined to said post so as to be vertically pivoted and rotatable and means comprising a plurality of wheels upon which said headers rest for rotating said tube.

3. A roasting machine comprising a cylindrical glass tube, headers for enclosing the ends of said 25 tube, a plurality of rods extending longitudinally within said tube adjacent its side and secured to the headers to hold them in enclosing position, a base, a post positioned vertically on said base, a

shaft secured tosaid post so as to be vertically pivotal and extending through one of said headers and means frictionally contacting the headers for rotating said tube.

4. A- roasting machine comprising a base, a

post mounted on said base in vertical position, a

shaft pivotaily mounted on said post, a cylindrical glass tube, headers for said tube formed with air vents, doors in said headers, rods extending between said headers within said tube adjacent its side, one of said headers being rotatably mounted on said shaft, said shaft extending within said tube; a heating element rigidly secured to the inner end of said. shaft, a handle on the header not mounted on the shaft, a plurality of shafts rotatably mounted within said base, wheels rigidly mounted on said shafts and extending vertically from said base to form a cradle upon which said container when in horizontal position and means for rotating one of said shafts.

5. A roasting machine comprising a cylindrical glass tube, 'headers' enclosing the ends of said tube, a plurality of rods extending within the tube adiacent its sides. to agitata the contents when rotated and to hold the headers in enclosed position, a base, a post vertically mounted on said base, said vtube Joined to said post so as to be vertically pivoted and rotatable and means comprising a cradle of wheels for rotating said tube.

PAUL BERGER. o 

